Past Wents (2022)
…. The first collection of writing from the prolific artist, WART, accompanied by 45 colour reproductions of paintings done over the last 30 years.
Poetry and stories displaying a wonderfully idiosyncratic use of language – humorous, poignant and powerful in their exploration of the mind, relationships and the deep importance of creative practice.
Past Wents is a powerful visual and textual work in which language is sculpted to best present the author’s authentic voice – it is loud – it is tender – it is true.
Wart’s wordwork and artwork have been collected in her recent book Past Wents, out now with Apothecary Archive. This project was supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.
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